Ana loses to Sharapova
5/17/2012
 Ana lost to Maria Sharapova of Russia 6-7(4) 3-6 in third round action in Rome.
While the loss is disappointing - Ana held several set points in the first set but could not convert -, there is still a positive note.
The fact is Ana is not longer losing to players who are clearly worse than her and can beat top tens, against the elite players such as Sharapova, Azarenka or Williams, Ana still needs to work harder, but she can compete, she is able to match them shot by shot but she can't yet muster the necessary focus and mental toughness to win the big matches.
One year ago, Ana probably wouldn't have even been so far and she would have had no chances whatsoever of beating someone like Sharapova, now slowly she is competitive again.
Hopefully, Ana takes the positives, her game is there, she just needs to put her head in it, rather than the miss chances. She doesn't want to just win matches but get back to the level she had in 2008 and so far she is going in the right direction.
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Ana wins again, will face Sharapova
5/16/2012
 Ana handily beat qualifier Silvia Soler-Espinoza of Spain 6-2 6-1 in just under an hour.
While Ana didn't win as many points on serve as she usually does, that's understandable because this tournament is on slow clay. She won 69% of points on first serve and 50% on second serve, but she only allowed her opponent to win 32% and 31% respectively.
Ana was broken twice, but broke her opponent 6 times.
Ana's next opponent is a bit tougher, Maria Sharapova of Russia. Ana trails Sharapova 2-4 and has lost their last 3 meetings, last time in Indian Wells this year where Ana retired injured. Ana has not beaten Sharapova since Roland Garros in 2007.
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Ana wins in Rome
5/14/2012
 Ana beat Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia 6-4 6-3 in the first round in Rome.
It was a difficult match, partly because of the quality of the opponent and partly because it was very windy, but Ana played a very focused game, converting all her 5 break point opportunities and is now in the second round.
Her next opponent will be either Silvia Soler-Espinoza of Spain or Alberta Brianti of Italy.
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Tough first round for Ana in Rome
5/12/2012
 Ana will have a tough first round in Rome, as #13 seed, she will face Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia.
Ana's comfortably leads the head-to-head 5-1 and has won their last 5 meetings. Nevertheless, Kuznetsova is a very tough opponent and it's not the kind of first round match Ana would like.
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Ana loses in Madrid
5/9/2012
 Ana lost to Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 4-6 4-6 in the third round in Madrid today.
It was a disappointment for Ana who could have well won this match against the world's #1.
Ana jumped to a 4-1 lead but then she committed a few unforced errors and Azarenka started to play much better and won 7 games in a row for a 6-4 2-0 lead.
Ana still had chances, with Azarenka serving for the match 5-4 and held 3 breakpoints but could not convert.
Regardless, it was a positive week for Ana, she had not won a match in Madrid before and this year she won 2 and challenged Azarenka, without a doubt the best player so far this year, so there is a lot of positive to take from this.
When Ana's game is working, she can compete against anybody, she just needs to be more consistent and keep that level throughout the matches, especially against top players.
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Ana beats Petrova
5/8/2012
 Ana beat Nadia Petrova of Russia 7-5 6-1 and advanced to the third round in Madrid.
After being down a break and 2-4 in the first set, Ana raised her level, especially in the second set and wasn't broken again.
A combination a good serves (Ana did not double fault and won 77% of point on first serve) and forehand returns broke Petrova down.
Ana's next match will be a big test as she will face world's #1 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus. Ana leads the head-to-head 2-1 and has won their last two meetings, last time in Cincinnatti in 2010 but Azarenka wasn't the confident player she is now
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Ana wins in Madrid
5/6/2012
Ana advanced to the second round after a relatively easy win over Mathilde Johansson 6-4 6-1 in the first round.
Ana will now face Nadia Petrova of Russia. They have played 12 times and Ana has won 7 of them, the last time at the Tournament of Champions in Bali last year.
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Ana playing Madrid
5/5/2012
 Ana is playing the Mutua Madrid Open in Madrid, Spain.
The tournament is the third premier mandatory of the year and is played on red clay (actually, it's blue clay).
Ana has not been very successful in this tournament, her best result is second round in 2010. Last year, she lost in the first round to Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the United States.
Ana is seed #13 and will face Mathilde Johansson of France in the first round, they have never played before.
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Ana out of Stuttgart
4/26/2012
 Ana lost to Mona Barthel of Germany 5-7 6-7(4) in the first round in Stuttgart.
Ana had her chances in the first set, she held 3 set points but could not convert and the dropped her own serve to lose the set. Ana couldn't get a break advantage in the second set and it went to a tiebreak that Ana lost 4-7.
Ana's next tournament is Madrid.
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Main Draw - Singles - Seed: 13
May 14 - May 20, 2012
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| 1R | won | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2R | won | Silvia Soler-Espinoza | 6-2 6-1 |
| 3R | lost | Maria Sharapova | 6-7 3-6 |
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Rankings
Doubles:
236
Points:
285
Yearly:
12
Points:
1262
Weeks at # 1:
12
Prize Money
2012:
$462,890.00
Career:
$8,602,112.00
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